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Electoral ward in Dumfries and Galloway Council, Scotland

Location of the wardStranraer and the Rhins ward within Dumfries and Galloway

Stranraer and the Rhins (Ward 1) is one of the twelve wards used to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council in Scotland. It elects four Councillors under the Single Transferable Vote system.

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The ward is situated on the far west side of the region within Galloway and Wigtownshire. The dominant settlement is Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway’s second largest town. Other settlements include the ferry port of Cairnryan and villages in the Rhins of Galloway peninsula including Ardwell, Drummore, Kirkcolm, Leswalt, Port Logan, Portpatrick, Sandhead, and Stoneykirk. The ward includes Dumfries and Galloway’s largest secondary school, Stranraer Academy, as well as Scotland’s most southernly point. Stranraer and the Rhins has an electorate of 11,615.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Willie Scobie
(Ind.) 		John Dougan
(Conservative) 		Iain William Dick
(SNP) 		3 seats
2012 Marion McCutcheon
(Labour)
2017 Tommy Sloan
(Labour, later Ind.) 		Ros Surtees
(SNP) 		Andrew Giusti
(Conservative)
2022 Chrissie Hill
(Conservative) 		Ben Dashper
(SNP)

Election results

2022 Election

2022 Dumfries and Galloway Council Election

Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Andrew Giusti (incumbent) 32.12 1,518            
SNP Ben Dashper 22.72 1,074            
Independent Willie Scobie (incumbent) 22.23 1,051            
Conservative Chrissie Hill 7.15 338 804.03 806.97 816.63 833.03 861.44 1,025.85
Labour John McCutcheon 9.69 458 478.73 511.27 523.00 582.42 660.67  
Scottish Green Peter Richard Barlow 2.53 120 126.65 180.97 187.14      
Independent Tommy Sloan (incumbent) 1.2 59            
Electorate: 11,398   Valid: 4,618   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 924   Turnout: 41.5  

2017 Election

2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Willie Scobie (incumbent) 36.53 1,925            
Conservative Andrew Giusti 32.31 1,703            
SNP Ros Surtees 14.52 765 869.4 884.62 903.35 919.09 953.34 1,013.39
Labour Tommy Sloan 5.92 312 589.94 661.86 694.11 723.69 774.28 912.14
Independent Tracy Davidson 3.43 181 251.95 317.4 338.72 381.51    
Independent Marion McCutcheon (incumbent) 3.15 166 259.55 332.23 363.55 418.26 533.25  
Independent Robert McCrae 2.33 123 164.13 231.48 242.73      
Scottish Libertarian Chris Collings 1.80 95 134.77 174.72        
Electorate: 11,382   Valid: 5,270   Spoilt: 80   Quota: 1,055   Turnout: 46.3  

2012 Election

2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

Ward 1 - Stranraer and North Rhins - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Independent Willie Scobie (incumbent) 62.15 2,057    
Conservative John Dougan (incumbent) 15.02 497 643.9  
SNP Iain Dick (incumbent) 13.60 450 678.8 836.62
Labour Marion McCutcheon 9.24 306 679.4 808.2
Electorate: 7,185   Valid: 3,310   Spoilt: 38   Quota: 828   Turnout: 3,348 (46.07%)  

2007 Election

2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

Ward 1 - Stranraer and North Rhins - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Willie Scobie 25.8 1,006        
Conservative John Dougan 23.9 932 933.46 1,018.91    
SNP Iain William Dick 18.0 702 703.46 805.61 812.48 1,114.69
Independent Ian McIntyre 17.2 668 669.27 752.93 773.26  
Labour Tommy Sloan 15.0 584 606.93      
Electorate: 7,350   Valid: 3,892   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 974   Turnout: 54.1%  

References

  1. "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
  2. "Council elections - May 2017". www.dumgal.gov.uk.
  3. "Council elections - May 2022 -".
  4. "Election results - Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins - Dumfries and Galloway Council".
  5. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Dumfries and Galloway". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. https://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/dumfries-and-galloway-council-elections-1-334191
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